J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American bank robber
Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1911
Date of Death: 12-Oct-2004
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree
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- Hunter "Red" Rountree (December 16, 1911, Brownwood, Texas – October 12, 2004, Springfield, Missouri) was an American folk hero who was believed to have been the world's oldest active bank robber.
- On August 12, 2003, Rountree walked into the First American Bank (now Citibank N.A.) in Abilene, Texas, to hand a large envelope to the teller marked "robbery." Moments later, Rountree sped off in a 1996 Buick Regal with $2,000.00 in small bills.
- He was arrested shortly thereafter when a witness wrote down his car license plate number. The robbery at First American Bank was his third in five years.
- Rountree's first robbery took place in 1998 when at the age of 86, he held up SouthTrust Bank in Biloxi, Mississippi.
- He was arrested shortly afterward and was later convicted.
- Rountree was sentenced to three years probation.
- His second robbery was at Nations Bank in Pensacola, Florida.
- He was again caught and convicted, this time receiving a sentence of three years in prison.
- Rountree's third and final heist earned the then 91-year-old man 12 years in federal prison.
- He died at US Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri on October 12, 2004. Rountree claimed the loss of a considerable fortune, including the Rountree Machinery Company, was the motivation for his crimes.
- He believed a Corpus Christi, Texas bank was responsible for his personal bankruptcy. A documentary based on the story of Rountree, This Is Not A Robbery was an official selection for the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
- The film was directed by Lucas Jansen and Adam Kurland.
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